Subclass Warlock Archfey Patron

What Is the Archfey Patron?

The Archfey Patron is a Warlock subclass defined by mobility and repositioning. Steps of the Fey at Level 3 is a Misty Step-based system with four variants — teleport and taunt, teleport and terrify, teleport and refresh allies, or teleport and vanish. At Level 6, Misty Escape gives you a reaction teleport plus 2 turns of Invisibility when you take damage, spending a Steps of the Fey charge. At Level 10, Beguiling Defenses grants Charm immunity and a Reaction that reduces the damage of a hit against you.

Class Features

Progression Overview

LEVEL	FEATURE
3	Archfey Spells, Steps of the Fey
6	Misty Escape
10	Beguiling Defenses

Level 3 Features

Archfey Spells

Your Patron grants an always-prepared spell list that doesn't count against your Pact Magic limit:

WARLOCK LEVEL	SPELLS ADDED
3	Faerie Fire, Sleep, Calm Emotions, Misty Step, Phantasmal Force
5	Blink, Plant Growth
7	Dominate Beast, Greater Invisibility
9	Dominate Person

Steps of the Fey

Your defining Level 3 feature. You gain Steps of the Fey charges, powering a choice of four teleportation variants as a Bonus Action. Each variant teleports you to a target location and applies an additional effect.

Steps of the Fey charges scale with Charisma:

CHARISMA SCORE	CHARGES PER REST
13 or lower	1
14–15	2
16–17	3
18–19	4
20–21	5
22–23	6
24+	7

Taunting Step

• Teleport to target location
• Launch a taunting burst from origin point — enemies at the origin who fail a Wisdom save gain Goading Attack for 2 turns
• Works across elevation differences

Taunting Step is a hit-and-run control tool. Teleport away from a melee threat, apply Goading Attack from your origin point to lock them onto you, then deal with them on your terms.

Dreadful Step

• Teleport to target location
• Launch a dreadful burst from origin — enemies who fail the Wisdom save take 2d10 Psychic damage in addition to Goading Attack

Dreadful Step is the damage variant of Taunting Step. Same teleport, same Wisdom save — but failure now costs 2d10 Psychic as well as the Goading condition. Use this when the taunt isn't enough by itself.

Refreshing Step

• Teleport to target location
• Apply Refreshing Step to yourself and all allies within 3 meters of your destination
• Duration: Indefinite (until removed)

Refreshing Step is a support-oriented teleport. Position yourself near your party and apply a beneficial status to everyone in range as part of the movement. No action cost beyond the Bonus Action and one Steps of the Fey charge.

Disappearing Step

• Teleport to target location
• You become Invisible for 2 turns
• No AoE effect — self only

Disappearing Step is your escape hatch. Teleport to safety and vanish for 2 turns. Enemies lose track of you immediately. Use it when you need to reset a bad position or buy time for a critical spell.

Level 6 Features

Misty Escape

A Reaction that triggers when you take damage.

• Trigger: You take damage from any source
• Cost: your Reaction and one Steps of the Fey charge — the same pool as your Level 3 teleports
• Effect: Immediately teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see, and gain the Invisible condition for 2 turns

Misty Escape turns incoming damage into a repositioning opportunity. The moment you're hit, you can be somewhere else — before the rest of the attack sequence resolves — and briefly invisible on top of that. Since it spends a Steps of the Fey charge, using it aggressively competes with your Bonus Action teleports for the same limited pool.

Level 10 Features

Beguiling Defenses

• Passive: You are immune to the Charmed condition
• Active: a Reaction that reduces the damage of an attack that hits you. It is free once per Long Rest, and after that costs a Pact Magic slot.

Beguiling Defenses gives you complete immunity to the condition your patron is most associated with, and its Reaction half softens one incoming hit — free once per rest, then at the price of a Pact Magic slot.

Playstyle Notes

The Archfey Patron is a mobile controller that fights through positioning, charm immunity, and the constant threat of disappearing.

Your combat identity:

1. Steps of the Fey — every Bonus Action is a teleport with a combat effect; choose your variant based on the fight
2. Taunting/Dreadful Step — when you need to lock an enemy down or deal psychic damage from your origin point
3. Refreshing Step — when your party is clustered, teleport into them and buff everyone
4. Disappearing Step — when you need to vanish, this is your instant exit
5. Misty Escape — when you take a hit, teleport away before the next one
6. Beguiling Defenses — immune to Charm; once per rest free (or via spell slot), reduce incoming attack damage as a Reaction